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Murray Shire CouncilCommunity profile

Rural Remainder

Household type

In Rural Remainder, 29.2% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 26.1% in the Shire of Murray.

Rural Remainder's household and family structure is one of the most important demographic indicators. It reveals the area's residential role and function, era of settlement and provides key insights into the level of demand for services and facilities as most are related to age and household types.

To continue building the story, Rural Remainder's Household Summary should be viewed in conjunction with Households with Children, Households without Children, Household Size, Age Structure and Dwelling Type.

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Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'

Household type
Rural Remainder - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Shire of Murray %Number%Shire of Murray %2016 to 2021
Couples with children21529.226.120229.026.4+12
Couples without children23431.831.722031.631.8+14
One parent families547.310.5598.610.1-6
Other families30.40.70--0.5+3
Group household30.41.9131.92.0-10
Lone person14019.023.013619.520.8+4
Other not classifiable household415.64.3598.66.8-19
Visitor only households476.41.860.91.6+41
Total households737100.0100.0697100.0100.0+39
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Rural Remainder in 2021 compared to the Shire of Murray shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 29.2% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 7.3% were one-parent families, compared with 26.1% and 10.5% respectively for the Shire of Murray.

There were a lower proportion of lone person households and a similar proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 19.0% compared to 23.0% in the Shire of Murray while the proportion of couples without children was 31.8% compared to 31.7% in the Shire of Murray.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Rural Remainder increased by 40 between 2016 and 2021.

There were no major differences in Rural Remainder between 2016 and 2021.

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